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By Kurtis Alexander Updated 1:30 am PDT, Monday, September 24, 2018 Two fawns above South Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. Rising sea levels may eventually impact elephant seals’ habitat along the shore. Two fawns above South Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. Rising sea levels may eventually impact elephant seals’ habitat along the shore. Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle Buy photo Drifting sand at Point Reyes National Seashore. Temperatures across 417 sites managed by the National Park Service have increased at twice the rate as the rest of the country, a recent study found. Drifting sand at Point Reyes National Seashore. Temperatures across 417 sites managed by the National Park Service have increased at twice the rate as the rest of the country, a recent study found. Photo: Scott … [Read more...] about National parks bearing brunt of climate change, scientists find

By Filipa Ioannou Published 4:13 pm PDT, Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Now Playing: According to a new study, beef jerky, hot dogs, and other cured meats may contribute to mental health disorder, mania. Media: Buzz 60 Watch out, Joey Chestnut. A new study by scientists at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has linked eating too many hot dogs and salamis with the onset of mania. ALSO: Ruth Bader Ginsburg issues controversial ruling that hot dogs are sandwiches The study, published Wednesday in Molecular Psychiatry, found that the nitrates present in processed and cured meats like hot dogs, salami. bacon and beef jerky may contribute to mania, a high-energy mood state that can manifest as part of bipolar disorder or, more rarely, schizoaffective disorder. In order to qualify as a manic episode, a mood disruption must last a week or more and go along with some combination of decreased need for sleep, inflated grandiosity, a surge in talkativeness, racing thoughts, … [Read more...] about Eating too many hot dogs is linked to mania, study finds

By Matt Kawahara Published 5:54 pm, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 As a middle linebacker, Derrick Johnson is used to being one of the more talkative players on a defense, calling out signals and directing teammates. During his first week as a Raider, though, Johnson found he could hardly communicate on the field at all. Johnson, 35, played 13 seasons in Kansas City, and no longer sees many coverages or blitzes he doesn’t recognize. It’s just that in Oakland, there’s a different keyword for each one. “It’s learning a new language,” Johnson said Tuesday. For that first week, after the Raiders signed him May 4, Johnson couldn’t bark out a lot of instructions becuase he was still translating terminology in his head. It was odd for a player who considers himself “a quarterback on the field.” But after a month with Oakland, Johnson said, he’s becoming more fluent. “It’s slowing down for me, man,” Johnson … [Read more...] about Linebacker Derrick Johnson finding his voice in Raiders defense

Sophie Gayter, left, said Charlie Rose groped her buttocks in 2013 when she was a “60 Minutes” staffer. Beth Homan-Ross, center, and Brooks Harris worked for programs that Rose worked on in the 1980s and 2017, respectively, and said the newsman made sexual comments to them. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post; Emily Berl for The Washington Post; Sasha Arutyunova for The Washington Post ) Rose was fired from CBS News in November. Here, he is seen in 2015 with “CBS This Morning” co-hosts Norah O’Donnell, left, and Gayle King. (Heather Wines/CBS/Getty Images) Brooks Harris worked with Rose at “CBS This Morning” and later at his namesake TV show at PBS. Rose, she said, told her he hired her because he liked tall women and once suggested she have sex with another female assistant. (Sasha Arutyunova/For The Washington Post) An additional 27 women have told The Post that Rose sexually harassed them. Rose, seen in 2014, calls the new … [Read more...] about Charlie Rose’s misconduct was widespread at CBS and three managers were warned, investigation finds